Name:
Quercus (michauxii, pagoda, shumardii) - Liquidambar styraciflua Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
Stands of this alliance are typically dominated by some combination of Quercus michauxii, Quercus pagoda, and Quercus shumardii, with Liquidambar styraciflua typically as a significant component. All three of these primary oaks are possible in combination in the coastal plains, Quercus pagoda being the most restricted in range. Quercus michauxii will be absent from much of the Ozarks, Ouachitas, and Interior Low Plateau (except along the larger unimpounded rivers). Quercus shumardii is apparently absent from much of the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain. In addition, Quercus phellos, Quercus laurifolia, Quercus similis, Quercus oglethorpensis, Quercus sinuata var. sinuata, and/or Quercus nigra may also be present, but in combination with the other primary oaks. Other associated species include Carya glabra, Carya ovata, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Carya alba, Carya cordiformis, Carya myristiciformis, Nyssa biflora, Liriodendron tulipifera, Pinus taeda, Pinus glabra, with Carya laciniosa in the northern part of the range of the alliance. Associated subcanopy and shrub species include Asimina triloba, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Aesculus sylvatica, Carpinus caroliniana, Ilex decidua, Cornus foemina, Cornus florida, Halesia diptera, and Styrax americanus. Arundinaria gigantea is common in forests in this alliance. Other herbaceous and vine species that may be present include Phlox carolina, Chasmanthium laxum, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Tillandsia usneoides, Campsis radicans, Toxicodendron radicans, and Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Within the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, high presence of Liquidambar and Quercus nigra indicate past farming at least on the associated upland. This alliance occurs primarily in brownwater situations, and often occurs on terraces in second bottoms. This alliance is distributed throughout the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains, the Piedmont, the Cumberland Plateau, the Interior Low Plateau, and in the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain northwards to southern Illinois.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.17777.QUERCUSMICHAUXI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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- status: accepted
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This Community's Level:
Alliance
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 This Community's Children:
[none]
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Names:
Scientific: Quercus (michauxii, pagoda, shumardii) - Liquidambar styraciflua Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance
Translated: (Swamp Chestnut Oak, Cherrybark Oak, Shumard Oak) - Sweetgum Temporarily Flooded Forest Alliance
UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126207
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Code: A.291
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